Sep 16, 2009

Peg 'O The Day : Hermit Crab In Glass Shell

To better study the 60 species of hermit crab living on their shorelines, scientists at the New Zealand Marine Studies Center and Aquarium created these beautiful glass shells.

Says curator Adelle O'Neill, "We brought the shells out there and sure enough in a week to ten days the hermit had decided that the glass house was better than their own house and had made it their home."

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To better study the 60 species of hermit crab living on their shorelines, scientists at the New Zealand Marine Studies Center and Aquarium created these beautiful glass shells.

Says curator Adelle O'Neill, "We brought the shells out there and sure enough in a week to ten days the hermit had decided that the glass house was better than their own house and had made it their home."